Moses Itauma, Dillian Whyte
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Whyte was sent sprawling from a short right hook; he fell face first heavily and somehow beat the count, but his legs betrayed him for just a few seconds. He stood, unsteady and glassy eyed, and the fight was sensibly waved off. Whyte complained, Itauma celebrated, and the sport has a new star.
Moses Itauma put on a clinical display at the weekend and continues to be linked to a fight with Oleksandr Usyk as a result.
Moses Itauma was spectacular in demolishing old warrior Dillian Whyte here in just 119 seconds of utter dominance, but there is still one thing missing for the 20-year-old: rounds in the bank.
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